AQUIFER MAP AND MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR AUSA, CHAKUR, LATUR, NILANGA RENAPUR TALUKAS OF LATUR DISTRICT MAHARASHTRA
Category |
Aquifer Mapping |
State |
Maharashtra
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District |
Latur |
Block |
Ausa Chakur Latur Nilanga Renapur |
Year of Issue |
2020 |
Number of Authors |
2 |
Name of Authors |
J. R. Verma, A. Nivasarkar |
Keywords |
NAQUIM Report, Data analysis and generation gap, Climate Rainfall, Irrigation Agriculture, Geology Geomorphology, Hydrogeology Drainage, Ground water Dynamic, Ground Water Quality, Aquifer Disposition. Aquifer Characteristics, Ground Water Resource, Ground water Related Issues, Management Strategies, |
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The study area can be broadly divided into three physiographic units i.e., the Denudational
Hills range, plateaus and plain. The elevation of the area range between 560 to 701 mamsl.
In Latur taluka east-west upland ranges are an extension of the Balaghat Plateau. Denudational hills covers nearly 45% of the area, middle level plateau covers nearly 28%
and about 27 % area is covered by flood plains. The area is drain by Manjra and its
tributaries. The Manjra River rises above Gaurwadi near the northern edge of the Balaghat
Plateau in Bhir district and flows in a southeasterly direction. It forms the district boundary
for the greater part of its easterly course. Tawarja and Terna River are main right bank
Tributaries of the Manjra. The area is drained by the Manjra and its tributaries belonging to the Godavari drainage system.The Tirna River rises on the eastern edge of the plateau near Chakur and Has a course of about 56 kilometres within the district flowing generally eastwards to join The Lendi at Kharka in Nanded district. Hydrogeology is concerned primarily with mode of occurrence, distribution, movement and chemistry of water occurring in the subsurface in relation to the geological environment. The occurrence and movement of water in the subsurface is broadly governed by geological frameworks i.e., nature of rock formations including their porosity (primary and secondary) and permeability. The principal aquifer in the area is Basalt, where the occurrence and movement of ground water primarily depends on the degree of interconnection of secondary pores/voids developed by fracturing and weathering.